Starter quiz

  • True or false? When Henry II became King, France was a unified nation.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • Match the keywords with the correct definitions.
    • centralise
      ⇔
      when parts are united together and controlled from one place ✓
    • allegiance
      ⇔
      when somebody is loyal to a lord or monarch ✓
    • duchy
      ⇔
      the area of land controlled by a duke or duchess ✓
  • Write the missing word. Henry II's mother was Empress __________ .
    • 'Matilda' ✓
  • Select the statement which most accurately describes Henry II's actions after the Anarchy.
    • Henry lost all of his royal lands.
    • Henry failed to control his royal lands.
    • Henry took control of his royal lands.  ✓
  • How did Henry II's invasion of Ireland mark the beginning of English influence and control over the island?
    • Going forward, English monarchs claimed to be the rightful rulers of Ireland.  ✓
    • Going forward, Irish monarchs claimed to be the rightful rulers of Ireland.
    • Going forward, Welsh monarchs claimed to be the rightful rulers of Ireland.
  • Henry II was married to which powerful queen?
    • Elizabeth I
    • Eleanor of Aquitaine  ✓
    • Empress Matilda
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